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Advice on 7 month milk intake please

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bluestar2 · 07/08/2013 10:26

Hi,
Ds is 7 1/2 months, now fully weaned and eating a good amount. He has stopped taking his milk all of a sudden. I thought it was because I had changed the teats and although it was supposed to increase the flow they were much harder to get anything from. I changed them back and he began taking some milk but much less than before. He is having approx
Before breakfast 7 am 2 -3 oz's
Breakfast at 8.30
1-2 oz's at abt 10am
Lunch at 12
1-2 oz's at abt 3 pm
Dinner at 4.30 pm
5-6 oz's at 6.30 pm
6-7 oz's at abt 10.30pm
So at min total of 15 oz's and max of 20 oz's though this is now rare. He is sleeping through night thanks to dream feed but I am concerned he is not getting enough fluid on board . His nappys are much dryer but not bone dry and his poo is much harder but not constipation hard iykwim. He will drink water from a cup and is having both yoghurt and fruit puréed after each main meal. He is of healthy average weight.

I guess it's the dryer nappies I am concerned abt. This is my second ds but I can't remember ds1 doing this but then he was a little chubster.

Any advice appreciated thanks

OP posts:
beckslovestimmy · 07/08/2013 22:26

Maybe cut down the solids. Milk should be there main source of nutrition until they are 1. DD is 7months and is on 3 small solid meals a day. She then has a 6oz bottle at 8.30, 12.30, and 16.30 and an 8oz bottle at 19.45.

noblegiraffe · 08/08/2013 10:12

He needs to be getting at least 500ml of formula a day (18oz I think) or you need to think about a vitamin supplement. So yes, try cutting down the solids to increase the milk. Yoghurt and fruit purée and a meal sounds like quite a lot of food each time.

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